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Germany's Anschluss with Austria
The German Republic Austria was annexed into the German Third Reich. There had been several years of pressure by supporters from both Austria and Germany. -
The Munich Pact
An agreement permitting the Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. "The Sudetenland were areas along Czech borders, mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans. The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe without the presence of Czechoslovakia." -
Germany's Annexation on Sudetenland
Hitler wanted the direct annexation of the Sudetenland by the Reich, he would go to war. The annexed territories were divided. -
Hitler's Annexation of Czechoslovakia
After the early political moves by Hitler, he began to take over other countries. Hitler wanted to take over the German speaking countries of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the Rhineland before he started war. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
"German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop contacted the Soviets to arrange a deal. Ribbentrop met with the Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov in Moscow and together they arranged two pacts - the economic agreement and the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. Hitler was planning against the possibility of a two front war." -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
It was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe. The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland. -
The Phony War
Aftwe Britian and France declared war on Germany, after invading Poland in 1939. It was marked by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies against the German Reich. War was declared by each side, but no Western power had committed to launching a significant land offensive, notwithstanding the terms of the Anglo-Polish militar yalliance and the Franco-Polish military alliance, which obliged the United Kingdom and France to assist Poland. -
The Miracle at Dunkirk
It was code-named Operation Dynamo by the British. was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk because the British, French and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk in the Second World War. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. It was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date.
